The Running Man review: Edgar Wright and Glen Powell deliver a wild but weak remake
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Why make The Running Man a comedy? Stephen King's novel was a furious political thrill ride about a man out of options, forced to fight for his life (and family) against a corrupt government, exploitative media, and cruel capitalist system that turned impoverished people into prey for a ravenous TV show that makes their murders entertainment. Yet when Edgar Wright, who's previously blended horror and comedy with Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End, read this book, he apparently thought what was missing from The Running Man was slapstick and an endless supply of jok...
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